News tagged with mechanical stimulation

Explanation for glowing seas suggested

It has long been known that distinctive blue flashes -- a type of bioluminescence -- that are visible at night in some marine environments are caused by tiny, unicellular plankton known as dinoflagellates. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify molecules involved in touch and other mechanically activated systems

Scripps Research Institute scientists have identified two proteins with potential to be important targets for research into a wide range of health problems, including pain, deafness, and cardiac and kidney dysfunction.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast